Whip-socket



(No Model.)

M. S. TA-RKINGTON.

WHIP SOCKET.

Patnted Nov. 16, 1886.

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UNITED STATES MATTHEW S. TARKINGTON,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF GREENSBRG, INDIANA.

WHIP-SOCKET.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,667, dated November161 1886.

Application filed June 14, 1886. Serial No. 205,058. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTHEW S. 'PARKING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Greensburg, in the county of Decatur and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WhipSockets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to whip-sockets, such as are attached to vehiclesto receive and hold the whip when not needed; and the objects ofmyimprovements are to provide awhip socket or holder which will firmlygrasp and hold the whip, and prevent its being lost or stolen.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a side view ofmy improved whip; socketand lock; Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section through the same; Fig.3, a horizontal cross-section on line w on Figs. l and 2; Fig. 4,avertical crosssection on line z z on Figs. l, 2, and 3.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the whipsocket, the same consisting of the socket proper, A, andthe mouth-piece or receiver A2. The socket Al and the mouthpiece A2 areprovided, where they are attached to another, with outward-projectingiianges a.

and a, respectively. These anges a. and a2 form a slotted chamber, B,for the forked end C of the lock-bar'D to slide and operate in. Thislock-bar D extends out from the slotted chamber B, passing through acombination locking device, F, which is iirmly secured to the socket Aand the mouth-piece A.

The oflice of the bar D is to hold a whip of any size firmly in thesocket A. This object is accomplished by pushing the bar D into the`socket until the forked end G grasps the whip and presses the sameagainst the opposite wall of the socket A.

In Fig. 8 the dotted lines show the bar D and the fork O in theirextreme positions when holding a whip of the -smallest or largest size,respectively.

The locking device F is constructed and operates in the followingmanner: The casing F, through the center of which the lock-bar D slides,has one or more revolving face plates or dials, M. Each of these dials Mare provided on the back side with an annular projecting liange, m. Theside of the 1ockbar D toward these face-plates Mis provided withvertical recesses or notches d d d, cut into the side of the bar D atregular intervals. The above-mentioned projecting flanges'm of the dialsM engage or extend into these recesses d d, thus rml y holding the bar Din place and locking the whip in the socket A when the said bar D, withits forked end C, is pushed into the socket and against the whip. In theannular Iianges m openings o o are left opposite each other, so thatwhen the dial M is turned around until these openings o o are on a planewith the bar D the said bar D can pass and slide in or out.

By lettering or figuring the faces of the casing F and of the dials MIMa certain combination of figures or letters is obtained at which theannular flanges of thc dials will permit the bar D. to be moved.

As soon as one of the dials is turned, thus breaking the combination,the bar D is locked in place, and only persons acquainted with thecombination are enabled to release the bar and unlock the whip.

In order to keep the mouth of the whipsocket unobstructed and ready toreceive the whip, and in order to avoid the necessity of 8o pulling thebar D out of the socket whenever the same is unlocked to release thewhip, I secure a spring, S,in the socket A,which spring, having thetendency to lay snugly against the Wall of the socket and engaging intoa slot or opening cut in the forked end G of the bar D, will push thebar D outward whenever the same is unlocked.

To avoid the possibility of strangers finding out the combination-a factwhich might occur by the spring S suddenly throwing out the bar D incase the dials should accidentally be turned into the unlockingposition- I place a pawl, L, in the lock-casing F, underneath the bar D.This pawl L engages intonotches cut in the under side of the bar D, andit is firmly held in place by a spring, Z, thus restraining the bar Dfrom outward motion.

To disengage the pawl L and to release the bar D, so that the whip canbe unlocked, it is pawl.

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Having thus fully .described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the Whip socket A, consisting of the socketproper, A', and the month-piece A2,' both being provided with theflanges a and a2, forming lthe slotted chamber B, of the forked lock-barD, provided with the vertical notches d d, and operating as. deTscribed, and the' combination locking'device F M m, all constructed asdescribed, and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the whip-socket A, beingformed by the socketproper, A, and the receiver A2, as'd escribed, of the forked lockbar D,provided with the vertical notches d d, the combination locking device FM m, constructed as described, and the spring S, engaging into andoperating the lockbar D, al1 arranged as described, and for the purposespecilied.

3. The combination, with the Whip-socket A, consisting of the socketproper, A,and the receiver A, having the flanges a and a, and

forming the chamber B, of the Aforked lockbar D', provided withthevertical notches d d,

the combination locking device F M m, the

spring S, operating the bar D, when unlocked,

andthe pawl L, engaging into notches on the' under side of the bar D,all substantially constructed and arranged as described, and for thepurpose specified. 1

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MATTHEV S. TARKINGTON.

NVitncsses:

FRANK E. GAVIN, JAMEs HART.

